Church Hill People's News » Loretta Watson http://chpn.net/news Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:56:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 There is Hope and the Shirley Coleman Creighton Court Scholarship Fund http://chpn.net/news/2008/09/30/there-is-hope-and-the-shirley-coleman-creighton-court-scholarship-fund_2601/ http://chpn.net/news/2008/09/30/there-is-hope-and-the-shirley-coleman-creighton-court-scholarship-fund_2601/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:31:09 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=2601 Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School teacher and author Loretta Watson appeared yesterday on Virginia This Morning speaking about her book of poetry There is Hope and the Shirley Coleman Creighton Court Scholarship Fund.


]]> http://chpn.net/news/2008/09/30/there-is-hope-and-the-shirley-coleman-creighton-court-scholarship-fund_2601/feed/ 0 Loretta Watson’s There Is Hope http://chpn.net/news/2008/06/15/loretta-watsons-there-is-hope_1725/ http://chpn.net/news/2008/06/15/loretta-watsons-there-is-hope_1725/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:28:06 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=1725 Following up on her 2007 novel My Mamma, My Teacha, Loretta Watson has reprinted There Is Hope, her 1996 book of poetry. For every copy sold, one dollar goes toward the Shirley Coleman – Loretta Watson Creighton Court Scholarship Fund and will help a child from Creighton Court pay for a portion of his/her college expenses.

From her site:

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Loretta Watson grew up in Creighton Court housing projects in Church Hill. She attended Woodville Elementary School, East End Middle School and graduated from Armstrong-Kennedy High School (Armstrong Building) in 1984.

Inspired by her love for children and determination to overcome obstacles, Loretta earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Virginia State University. In 1989 she began her career as a sixth grade teacher at Newsome Park Middle School in Newport News, Virginia.

In 1995, Loretta returned to Richmond to continue her teaching career. She taught sixth grade at East End Middle School, the same school she attended as an adolescent. She currently teaches sixth grade at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School (formerly Mosby Middle School) and serves as a cheerleading coach.

Loretta is a member of Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Church. An outstanding role model, Loretta was actively involved in the Big Brother / Big Sister Program sponsored by the United Way.

Loretta is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She is married to Nuzelle Watson, Jr. and they have one daughter, Shaune’ Watson.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2008/06/15/loretta-watsons-there-is-hope_1725/feed/ 2 reading and signing at the FRC http://chpn.net/news/2007/03/10/reading-and-signing-at-the-frc_728/ http://chpn.net/news/2007/03/10/reading-and-signing-at-the-frc_728/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:38:16 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=728 The March issue of Key Awareness (3.1MB PDF) has a review of last month’s book signing and reading by Loretta Watson at the FRC.

]]> http://chpn.net/news/2007/03/10/reading-and-signing-at-the-frc_728/feed/ 0 book reading and signing this weekend http://chpn.net/news/2007/02/22/book-reading-and-signing-this-weekend_702/ http://chpn.net/news/2007/02/22/book-reading-and-signing-this-weekend_702/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:52:48 +0000 john_m http://chpn.net/news/?p=702 Loretta Watson will be reading from and signing copies of My Mama, My Teacher this Sunday at the Family Resource Center (2405 Jefferson Ave) from 3-5PM. (event flyer, .PDF)

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